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Edit the Right Click Context Menu

http://www.bartdart.com/

Freeware

One of the common failings of software un-install routines is
that they leave unwanted items in the right-click context menu.
They can be removed by editing the Windows Registry; however, the
freeware utility “Context Menu Editor” will do the job safely and
painlessly.

Tray Stopwatch 1.0.0 – desktop stopwatch

http://www.abspoel.com/roel-karin/download.php

Tray Stopwatch is a small stopwatch application, that allows you to measure elapsed time for one or multiple tasks. You can run multiple stopwatches at the same time, set marks to indicate events and apply transparency to the interface.

License: Freeware
Price: Free
Windows: NT/2000/XP
File size: 529 kb
Downl.Time: ~2 min. or less
Release: 06/22/2004

SaveIt! 2.1 – password protect programs

http://www.sw-interaktiv.de/

SaveIt! allows you to password protect any program or document. You can also restrict access based on the windows user account and disable password protection temporarily. When a user attempts to open a password protected application or document, he is automatically prompted for the password (protected files are marked with a special icon in Windows Explorer). SaveIt! is also available from the Windows Explorer SendTo menu, allowing you to quickly protect a file with just a few clicks.

License: Freeware
Price: Free
Windows: 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
File size: 2666 kb
Downl.Time: ~9 min. or less
Author: Website
Release: 06/16/2004
Opinions: None yet. Post your rating or comment

ShortKeys Lite 1.7 – text replacement macros

http://www.shortkeys.com/

ShortKeys Lite is an easy to use macro tool that allows you to instantly replace custom text commands with text macros of your choice. The macros can insert single words, URLs, multi-line text blocks or any other text based information. You can design custom macro keywords, that have a prefix or suffix to distinguish them from regular words. As soon as you type one of these commands, it will be replaced with the designated text. For example, you could configure the following: when you type the word “snapfiles”, nothing happens, it’s just a word that was typed, however if you set up a macro and then use “=snapfiles” (prefix is customizable), it could be replaced with “http://www.snapfiles.com” for example. In the same way, you could simply type “=mysig” and it would be replaced by your complete email signature. The Lite version can handle up to 35 of these macro commands for free.

License: Freeware
Price: Free
Windows: 98/ME/2000/XP
File size: 601 kb
Downl.Time: ~2 min. or less
Author: Website
Release: 06/10/2004
Opinions: None yet. Post your rating or comment

http://www.fabforce.net/dbdesigner4/

DBDesigner 4 for MYSQL

DBDesigner 4 is a visual database design system that integrates database design, modeling, creation and maintenance into a single, seamless environment.

It combines professional features and a clear and simple user interface to offer the most efficient way to handle your databases.

DBDesigner 4 compares to products like Oracle’s Designer©, IBM’s Rational Rose©, Computer Associates’s ERwin© and theKompany’s DataArchitect© but is an Open Source Project available for Microsoft Windows© 2k/XP and Linux KDE/Gnome. It is release on the GPL.

DBDesigner 4 and MySQL

DBDesigner 4 is developed and optimized for the open source MySQL-Database to support MySQL users with a powerful and free available design tool.

All MySQL specific features have been built in to offer the most convenient way to design and keep control of your MySQL-Databases.

MAKEMSI 04.168

http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~dbareis/makemsi.htm

MAKEMSI Create MSI based installers for files, registry etc. The MSI build
process occurs without user interaction so can be included in NMAKE, ANT, NANT
builds etc.A HTML report is created when creating an MSI (this includes a file
[New | License: Freeware $0.00 | Requires: Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP | Size:
3535KB]

SSRSS – Super Simple RSS

http://hunterdavis.com/ssrss.html

This is an RSS 2.0 creation system that simplifies the process of creating RSS
2.0 newsfeeds. It allows even the most novice of Web developers to create a
newsfeed in minutes. No knowledge of XML or programming is required. [Update |
License: Freeware 0 | Requires: Win 98/ME/NT/2000/XP | Size: 308KB

http://lastrss.webdot.cz/

lastRSS.php is simple yet powerfull PHP class to parse RSS 0.9x, 1.0 and 2.0.
It use quick regullar expressions instead of XML parser and returns associative
array with RSS fields as a result. [New | License: Freeware | Requires: Win
95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP | Size: 2KB]

Fotana – create photo albums

Fotana allows you to organize and share your photos in albums that can be
exported as HTML pages or standalone EXE file. It allows you to freely arrange
and size pictures, using single or multiple photos on a page. Additional
features include minor image enhancements like rotation, saturation, brightness
and contrast adjustments. You can resize or crop images by simply dragging the
edges until they meet the desired proportions. The albums can be exported as
standalone EXE viewer or simple HTML thumbnail gallery.

License: Freeware 
Price: Free
Windows: 
98/ME/NT/2000/XP
File size: 238 kb 
Author: Changing Bits, Inc.

Version: 1.61
Last update: Jun 02, 2004  version
history  

Ewisoft Web Builder – create a web site

http://www.ewisoft.com/

Ewisoft Web Builder is a web publishing tool, designed for beginners and
non-technical users. It allows you to create a web site based on various
templates, that only require you to enter your custom text, using a word
processor style interface that allows you to apply formatting and also insert
images, download links, tables, embed movies and more. Additional features
include integrated FTP upload (requires free registration), browser preview,
spell check and more.

License: Freeware 
Price: Free
Windows:  98/ME/2000/XP

File size: 5907 kb 
Author: Ewisoft Co.
Version: 2.1.6.15

Last update: Jun 16, 2004  version history  

Address Office-multiplatform telephone and address book

http://www.centromedia.com/en/products/addressoffice/index.html

When you hear the phrase "little black book" passed around, you probably know what is being talked about. People use that phrase when talking about their organizer in which they keep track of their contacts and friends (people have those?). While a small paper organizer can be helpful, a digital one can open up even more possibilities. I'm not talking about a PDA application, but instead, a piece of software that runs on your computer. Address Office is a program that can help you to keep track of your contacts. Mac users aren't left out in the cold on this one – it runs on both Windows and Macs.

This application will be helpful to those of you that need to keep track of a lot of people. Address Office has your typical functionality of adding, editing, and finding records. The software also has Internet and phone functionality built in. A calendar and calculator are available just in case you need them. I found the Postal ZIP Codes feature to be rather nice when trying to figure out where a certain location is. If the security of your contacts is important to you, password protection is available to defend your database. If you like what you see, donate whatever you can to the developers. [Brandon]

DOWNLOAD: Address Office [3.55M] Win9x/2k/XP FREE

DOWNLOAD: SplitCam v3.0 [326K] Win98/2k/XP FREE

SplitCam is a virtual video capture driver that allows you to connect
multiple applications to a single video capture source. Normally, you can only
have one program use the source (like your webcam), and you’ll receive an error
when you try to connect from another application. SplitCam splits the video
stream coming from the video source and provides it to other client
applications. You simply connect SplitCam to the original video source, and then
you configure any other application to use the newly installed SplitCam Capture
that will be available from the device menu. We tested it successfully with 3
connected devices; you can connect up to 64 clients to a single video source.
[SnapFiles]

DOWNLOAD: Index.dat Suite v2.51 [2.2M] Win98/2k/XP FREE

Cleaning your computer is like cleaning your home – the more thoroughly you
do it, the easier it is to find your missing cat! Hmmm… bad analogy, I guess,
but to keep your computer humming (or purring?) along, a good cleaning regimen
is vital. Now how much would you pay for a utility that allows you to not only
delete index.dat files, temporary Internet files, temp files, cookies, and
history, but also view the index.dat files on your system? $100? $50? Nope! Try
100% FREEware! [Scott]

Fass 0.8 – forum post editor

Fass is a small editor that lets you design and preview posts for
online forums. It supports standard bbcode and includes an
automated, template-based post generator. You can create
your post, format it to your prefence and then copy/paste the
code into the board. Additional eatures include saving/loading
of text, drafts and more. The program can be customized by
webmasters and distributed to forum users. [SnapFiles]

pageQ Editor Home 1.2 – create web page slideshows

pageQ Editor Home allows you to create slideshows of Web
sites that will be loaded in a specified sequence and can be
distributed via Web or e-mail. The program is easy to use;
you can use the provided browser interface to surf and add
the Web sites to the queue, then save them as a Q file and
play it all as a slideshow. You can also save the slideshow
as an HTML file
and upload it to an FTP server or send it via (.html) e-mail
attachment. The slideshow does not save the actual Web
pages, but links to the online content – so you will
always see its latest version. The slideshow
can be controlled with player-like control buttons (stop,
rewind, forward, etc.). Additional Pro version with more
features is also available. [SnapFiles]

This looks like an interesting alternative to the professional web page
creator programs;

Trellian WebPAGE free

http://webpage.vendercom.com/index.html

Trellian WebPAGE allows you to create your own web pages without having to
learn complex scripting languages. WebPAGE’s WYSIWYG interface makes editing
pages as easy as using your favorite word processor.
Web masters and other advanced users can hand code HTML using the built in
color Hi-lighted source editor, while HTML wizards are available to make web
design faster & easier.

WebPAGE makes editing HTML a breeze. It doesn’t matter if you are completely
new to building web pages or if you have been building them for years,
WebPAGE is a pleasure to use.

And best of all Trellian WebPAGE is FREE.
++ There is more on the web site.

Note;
after installing it will say you have 60 days left, but if you register
they send you the registration number right away.

http://www.wintips-inc.com/wintricks.htm

WinTricks is a jam-packed publication filled with zillions of tips, tricks, and
secrets for Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, and XP. It’s easy to find the information you need as it’s
all categorized by Windows version, and topics include Registry, Desktop, AOL, Laptop, and the Internet.
The newest version of this compendium includes 59 new tips/tricks/secrets! Whether you’re new to
computing or you think you know your OS like the back of your mouse, you’re bound to turn up a few fresh
leads to make your Windows world that much more habitable.
[Scott]

Without your knowledge or permission, spyware has the ability to send information about you to any computer in the world silently. With hundreds of thousands of copies of commercially available spy software and keystroke loggers in use worldwide, there’s a good chance your computer may be bugged right now, or if it isn’t, it could be at any time. What can you do about Spyware? Download SpyBlocs v2.0.

DVDBase – Manage DVD collection.

http://www.timesheetsmts.com/freesoftware.htm

A DVD collection database with a graphical front end and an Access backend. I did this because the only decent tool I could find was riddled with ads and had some features I didn’t want. Main navigation window now uses a Windows Explorer analogue to sort on some DVD characteristics. Some elementary drag and drop functionality is also included.

Download the full install package here or just the .exe and .mdb files if you’re confident your system won’t need the full install. You won’t need a full install if you are upgrading from a previous version. Just download the .exe download, unzip it, and copy dvdbase.exe to the directory you installed DVDBase in.

If you are the programming sort I’ve also decided to provide the source for this application. You’ll need MS Visual Basic Version 6 to view this. Feel free to modify and use this code but if you do I would appreciate an email telling me what you’re doing with it. Get it